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A 'Book Pilgrimage' to Vienna... (Part 1)
A few months ago, I fulfilled the dream of a lifetime: to do a “book pilgrimage” to Vienna.
As many of my fans know, Mary Stewart is one of my all-time favourite authors and ever since I was a teenager, I’d long dreamt of visiting the setting of her novel, Airs Above the Ground [...]
Behind-the-Scenes: The Making-Of "Four Puddings and a Funeral" Book Cover
The 6th book in my Oxford Tearoom Mysteries, Four Puddings and a Funeral, is releasing at the end of this month and I’m really excited to share the cover with you, plus show you how it was created!
As some of you may know, I design my own covers and it [...]
Muesli's Corner: Making Friends with Hooch Pooch!
I was so touched to receive some wonderful gifts from my readers recently – it was like Christmas all over again!
First, there was the beautiful “fan art” created by Patrick Wirbeleit in Germany, who sent me his paper-cut illustration of the “Little Stables Tearoom” from my Oxford Tearoom Mysteries…
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Q&A: "Do you plot your books from start to finish, and how?"
(** This is where I answer questions that readers send me!)
Oh, I’m definitely a plotter and not a pantser! (For those who aren’t familiar with the terms, writers tend to fall into 2 camps: Plotters and Pantsers, with the latter being those who “write by the seat of their pants” ;-) ) – [...]
Interview with H.Y. Hanna
A. Well, I’d have to start with the cliché of always wanting to be a writer, from the time I was a little girl! I was a complete bookworm and the only thing better than reading a book, in [...]